Method of threading needle



- M-T. BRYAN 3,482,539-

METHOD OF THREADING NEEDLE Dec. 9, 1 969 Fi led Nov. 30, 1967 mum/rag M1677 [l /em United States Patent 3,482,539 METHOD OF THREADING NEEDLE Martha T. Bryan, 77 Tradd St., Charleston, 5.0. 29401 Filed Nov. 30, 1967, Ser. No. 686,957 Int. Cl. D05b 97/00; A41h 31/00 US. Cl. 112-262 5 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates to methods for threading needles and, more particularly, to such methods for threading heavy thread material such as crewel, needlepoint, wool, etc., in the eye of a needle. The mere attempt to thread needles has engendered much frustration and difiiculties. It is not surprising that this has resulted in a great number of methods and special apparatus for threading needles in a simple and expeditious manner.

Needle threading has presented many difficult problems. More often than not, an individual strand of the thread becomes sufficiently unwound to be caught on the edge of the eye opening which either completely frustrates the attempt to thread the needle or else a portion of the thread is extended through the eye opening and when the thread is drawn through the needle it becomes frazzled. Such problems are magnified when attempting to thread heavier material such as crewel, needlepoint, wool, string, etc., through a needle. Through the method provided by this invention the process of threading such heavy material is considerably simplified and improved such that the practice of the inventive process results in the rapid and efficient threading of needles, especially with heavy thread material.

A primary object of the invention is to provide an improved method for threading needles.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide a simple and expeditious method for threading heavy material through the eye of a needle without damaging or altering the appearance of the thread material.

The improved method for threading a needle will be more readily understood with the aid of the accompanying drawings in which FIGURES 1-4 illustrate the steps involved in the process.

As shown in FIGURE 1, a small piece of absorbent material such as cosmetic cotton, is placed on the end of the forefinger and the end of the threaded material is placed on the cotton such that the absorbent material extends for a small distance beyond the end of the thread material. The absorbent material should be sufficiently large such that it can be easily Wrapped around the thread material. However, the size of the absorbent material should not be too large since it will then become too bulky when wrapped around the thread material so as to prevent the cotton and the thread material from being inserted into and through the eye of the needle.

The material should be absorbent as this aids in attaining the necessary tight, fine pointed end for inserting in the eye of the needle as will be readily apparent hereinafter.

3,482,539 Patented Dec. 9, 1969 The absorbent material is twisted tightly around the end of the thread material as shown in FIGURE 2. This may be readily accomplished by twisting the absorbent material between the forefinger and thumb. Other means can be used to twist the absorbent material, for example, the absorbent material may be placed upon a fiat surface and the end of the threaded material placed within it. An end of the absorbent material may then be wound over the thread material and the whole rolled along the flat surface until the absorbent material is tightly wound around the thread.

The absorbent material is thereby caused to form a tight, fine pointed end as illustrated in FIGURE 3. If the absorbent material is twisted between the forefinger and the thumb as illustrated in FIGURE 2, the moisture present on the fingers will aid in forming the desired shape of the absorbent material.

The point of the absorbent material is then simply inserted in the eye of the needle and pulled through there by pulling the thread material through the eye of the needle. In many instances this will result in the pulling oif of the absorbent material as it and the threaded material are passed through the needle eye. In the event the absorbent material is not disengaged from the thread it can simply be pulled off the end of thread material after it has been pulled through the needle eye.

It is readily apparent that the inventive process provides an extremely simple and efficient method for threading any kind of material through a needle. The method is perhaps more advantageously used with heavy thread than with lighter material. Absorbent material such as cosmetic cotton is inexpensive and easily available and can be cut into the desired shape. It will be apparent that those skilled in the art may modify the foregoing description by improvements which are readily apparent.

I claim:

1. A method for threading a needle, comprising the steps of:

placing a piece of absorbent material over the end of the thread material,

twisting the absorbent material to form a fine pointed end, and

inserting the pointed end into the eye of the needle.

2. The method of threading a needle as set forth in claim 1 further comprising the step of removing the absorbent material from the end of the thread material after the pointed end has been inserted in the needle eye.

3. The method of threading a needle as set forth in claim 2 wherein the absorbent material is cotton.

4. The method of threading a needle as set forth in claim 3 further including the step of moistening the absorbent material before it is twisted.

5. The method of threading a needle as set forth in claim 1 wherein the twisting of the absorbent material is done .between the forefinger and thumb.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 4/ 1890 Van Norman 223-99 2/1893 Hastings 223-99 US. Cl. X.R. 

